Biodiesel seen as attractive option to gas Michael Szady leaned forward as if he were about to impart investment wisdom to the young Benjamin Braddock in ''The Graduate.'' (8 views)
Toyota's Funliner: Retrofuturistic FJ Cruiser gets more smiles to the gallon Toyota's new FJ Cruiser is proof that designers inside the company's styling studios really do know how to smile. (174 views)
Retreat to Bahamian luxury No man - or woman - is an island unto themselves, advises the old mantra. But those who dream about the retreat and seclusion a private island can provide will find a large measure of satisfaction on Musha Cay in the Bahamas. (102 views)
Don't Be Blinded by Bulk Sales I really appreciated your column on ''9 Tips for Cash-Strapped Glamour Girls.'' You're right on target (forgive the pun). However, what I can't decide about is the situation where I go someplace like Wal-Mart 's (NYSE: WMT) Sam's Club and try to stick with my shopping list. I often see items that are really good deals (I think), and I know that the next time I go to Sam's... (7 views)
The Blogsphere: Growth, Acceptance, Readership In this edition, we welcome the return of legal ethics on the Internet, get sued by the Recording Industry Association of America, and wish a happy belated birthday to the old Rail Splitter. (14 views)
Violation of security laws now needs to be reported to the General Counsel - SOX The fate of 2002's Sarbanes-Oxley Act is uncertain. In addition to the recent corporate scandals that have undermined SOX's effectiveness, the Act has been under legal fire. (224 views)
The Right to keep and bear Arms and the Supreme Court Hearing In a moment of uncharacteristic ebullience, William Gladstone described the American Constitution in 1878 as ''the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.'' Like many contemporary commentators, the prime minister had given too little thought to the Constitution's Second Amendment. (23 views)
Moblogging, Mo' Problems: A Mobile Blogging Primer This column is dedicated for those of you who are simply not getting enough use out of your cell phone's camera. (7 views)
Exclusively Bugatti: Only select few buyers qualify for million-dollar Veyron The first time Pierre-Henri Raphanel settled into the driver's seat of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4, it was to be for a brief test with an engineer. He stayed for seven hours. (743 views)
There's more to Cardiff than the countless castles When we think of Wales, we always think of castles - it does, after all, have the highest density of castles of any European destination. (101 views)
Attention, Desperate V-Day Shoppers! Let's face it — if you're reading this, then you're doing one of three things: (2 views)
Whats in the legal blogs In this edition of our weekly peek into the law blogosphere, we will delve into topics ranging from Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens' potty mouth to blogging for dummies, as well as Dick Cheney's exxxtreme approach to tort reform. (107 views)
Case of the Prejudicial Buttons In the newspaper business, a truism teaches that one picture is often worth a thousand words. In a case now pending in the Supreme Court on a petition for review, one picture may be worth a new trial for a man convicted of murder. Then again, maybe not. (15 views)
Digital Couture - Fusion of Phones and Fashion Usually, terms such as ''spring collection'' are reserved for brands such as Prada, Versace, or, at the very least, Kenneth Cole. (7 views)
Big-time redesign: DTS assumes Caddy's flagship role from old standby DeVille Critics might say the Cadillac DTS is the same old hay being pitched with a new pitchfork. Others will see it as an ideal makeover for a flagship Caddy. (53 views)
Happy birthday, Rembrandt Spring may be tulip time in Holland, but all through 2006 everything's coming up Rembrandt. (194 views)
Champagne Tastes, Six-Pack Pocketbook Dear Dayana, I am at a crossroads. I spent my twenties living a life of excess and reckless spending. Now, having recently turned 30, I am beginning to panic when there is only $4 in my checking account the last week of the month, and I've already begun raiding my minuscule savings account to buy such necessities as toilet paper and Fancy Feast for my cats. (15 views)
Metadata and all the information on Legal Blogs Each week, I am charged with the task of compiling a list of the best and the worst of the Internet's legal blogs. I feed this list into a large computer, which was designed by NASA and is known as Deep Blog. The computer processes the information into a refined database of the week's most noteworthy blogs. I take this database and travel deep into the Himalayas, where I... (8 views)
Law Schools Encouraged to Make Third Year More Effective Although many say that third-year law students experience a slump in participation and motivation, a recent study suggests the burden of inspiration should fall to the law schools themselves. (21 views)
Back To The 10th Amendment in the case of Oregon's Right to Assisted Suicide Act The Supreme Court's 6-3 decision last week in the case of Oregon's Death with Dignity act was a double disappointment. Justice Anthony Kennedy's opinion for the majority was unpersuasive. Justice Antonin Scalia's opinion for the dissenters was unconvincing. And no one even mentioned the 10th Amendment! It makes you wonder what the world is coming to. (486 views)
The Bad Tech—Gadgets Hall of Shame Digital cameras, cell phones, laptops, iPods, HDTVs, artificially intelligent androids—yes, indeed, gadgets do make the world go 'round. (29 views)
Cayman S: Pure sports car, pure fun The hottest new Porsche isn't the most expensive in the lineup, and it's likely to extend an olive branch to diehard 911 Carrera owners. (83 views)
The islands of the Azores were formed by nature's fury If you left Washington, D.C., and traveled due east across the Atlantic Ocean until you hit land, the first place you would go ashore is - no, not Portugal, which lies along the same latitude - the island group the Azores. (1949 views)
Apathy, Spending Spree, or IRA? Apathy or spending spree — take your pick. Those are the two main choices Americans tend to make when handling money in a former employer's work retirement plan. (77 views)
Best And Most Noteworthy For The Gentle Readers Of Lawcrossing This week, saw Google go to China, Enron go to court, and John Kerry turn to the blogosphere for moral support. We bid a fond farewell to Sandra Day O'Connor and Alan Greenspan and offer a warm ''Wazaaaaap!'' to Sam Alito and Ben ''Party Time'' Bernanke. (4 views)
Those in Military Services still await Justice If I were a betting man, which I'm not, I would offer a nice proposition. This is it: I would bet you 1,000-1 — make it 10,000-1 — that the Supreme Court refuses to hear the pending appeals in Purcell v. U.S. and Kemp v. U.S. (20 views)
All grown up: Toyota's frisky new RAV4 is running with the big boys Is it possible to have too much of a good thing? (122 views)
Italy and Dalmatia sail away It was almost 9 o'clock that August night in Venice when I finally ventured out of the Hotel Cipriani's lux island oasis. Summer magic of some kind - I knew not what - was on my mind. A thrilling, 10-minute ride on the hotel's private launch carried me closer to the legendary architectural icons of the world's most ageless city. By the time I arrived at St. Mark's Square,... (124 views)
Mister Rogers' Money Tips For more than 30 years, Mister Rogers invited television neighbors into his two-bedroom bungalow in the neighborhood of Make-Believe. During that time — from 1967 to 2001 — the rest of the network TV neighborhood was going to pieces. Fast cuts, frenetic action, and product tie-ins became standard children's programming fare. Through it all, Mister Rogers stayed on... (43 views)
Projector Shopping for the Technology-Impaired Within the past year or so, video projectors for home use have seen a drastic price drop. (19 views)